In September 2012, Vogue, the world's most influential fashion magazine, will celebrate its 120th Anniversary. Many of Vogue's hundreds of gorgeous images have remained timeless. With work by photographers such as Steichen, Horst, Avedon, Penn, Newton, Leibovitz, Testino, Weber, among others, Vogue: The Editor's Eye is a visual journey through the choices and images that have shaped fashion and the way it is interpreted inside and outside of the industry. On the other side of the lens, this book pays homage the models who are celebrated for their charisma and versatility, including Suzy Parker, Lisa Fossagrives, Jean Shrimpton, Linda Evangelista, Natalia Vodianova; the most memorable, have become pop culture touchstones that have far outlasted their context and influenced fashion for generations. What remains unexamined is the unseen but critical role of the Fashion Editor in creating the world's best fashion images. The Editor's Eye sets out to change this, bringing fascinating new insight to the study and appreciation of fashion. With the same photographer, the same model and the same clothes, three different Fashion Editors would produce three vastly different images. This book defines the role the fashion editor plays in the conception, tone and look of a published photograph, bringing an entirely new vantage point to the study and appreciation of fashion. Drawing on Vogue magazine's exceptional archive, and selecting 8 of Vogue's all time great Fashion Editors: Polly Mellen, Babs Simpson, Grace Coddington, Tonne Goodman, Camilla Nickerson, Phyllis Posnick and others, The Editor's Eye delivers a chapter on each editor and includes photo portfolios, essays and interviews. Writers include Judith Thurman, Vince Aletti and Michael Roberts.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By D. Giusti
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are many photo books dedicated to famous photographers. What makes this one different is the fact that fashion editors are featured as key figures in the production of the amazing photographic stories Vogue is famous for.
The volume is coffee-table size, with wonderful colour photos and short bios of a few Vogue editors (I gather, those who are still alive). They were interviewed and offered some personal photos, so we get a glimpse of their lives. As anything Vogue, most of these women come from privileged background and got their job thanks to their connections.
However, this does not mean that the results of their work were not appreciable. Flipping through the chronologically arranged book is like flipping through the history of fashion from the 40's until today. Many famous images by Newton, Penn, Avedon and many others Vogue photographers are featured.
I particularly like the photos from the 70's, which reminded me of famous models of the time (like Lisa Taylor, who was a Newton's favourite) and the section dedicated to Coddington, with her unbelievably detailed stories. I particularly liked the reinterpretation of fairy tales, such as Alice in Wonderland and those of movies (Hitchcock classics or even fictional movies).
I totally loved this book. However, I understand that to fully appreciate it, one must be interested in fashion AND photography. If you care nothing about one or the other, you probably will not enjoy as much as I did.
The volume is coffee-table size, with wonderful colour photos and short bios of a few Vogue editors (I gather, those who are still alive). They were interviewed and offered some personal photos, so we get a glimpse of their lives. As anything Vogue, most of these women come from privileged background and got their job thanks to their connections.
However, this does not mean that the results of their work were not appreciable. Flipping through the chronologically arranged book is like flipping through the history of fashion from the 40's until today. Many famous images by Newton, Penn, Avedon and many others Vogue photographers are featured.
I particularly like the photos from the 70's, which reminded me of famous models of the time (like Lisa Taylor, who was a Newton's favourite) and the section dedicated to Coddington, with her unbelievably detailed stories. I particularly liked the reinterpretation of fairy tales, such as Alice in Wonderland and those of movies (Hitchcock classics or even fictional movies).
I totally loved this book. However, I understand that to fully appreciate it, one must be interested in fashion AND photography. If you care nothing about one or the other, you probably will not enjoy as much as I did.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Alex
Format:Hardcover
I bought this for my fashionable mum for her birthday and she loved it. I was hoping for a classy book worthy of siting on a coffee table and it did just that. Nice and weighty book with high quality prints - something you could imagine buying in the Tate modern shop.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic book narrating the Vogue culture and the changes that it has gone through and has also resulted over time
26 Dec 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
one of the best books to understand the Vogue culture and how the fashion world is shaped by the fashion editors. Accompanied with stunning pictures which helps in better understanding.
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